The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-19
OGDEN OCCURRENCES.
Our Correspondents Reply to
MIR. Smiths Card.
MORE LIGHT ON THE MATTER.
Enooh Farr DIschnreed--rhaE xcur-
sion TO Syracuse The Iron
Works District schools. .s5s

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We are deeply grisyed TO learn from
the card OF John Smith in yesterday
HERALD that our story of hiseariylif'
is q " base Hes1li It is also painful h
think that Smith deliberately publishes
Mr.. Rodspp as the attorney who de-
Tended him, when the fact is severs
lawyers of ability and reputation have
performed that Office, and to ,endeaVol
to drag the name of SO reputable 6
gentleman into the press in such q
causege5bo1q ,iosa cd % taH2i4 ea' q. g
It ean do neither Mr.. Smith nor the
legal geRtIeWan, whom he chooses to
make prominent by caspersive insinua-
tons any good to denounce each other
as liars; hefice for the. Information of
the public generally and Mr.. Smith par
ticularly we will say that Mr. Roiapp
knew nothing of the article oof August
10th until he saw it, IN, The HERALD.
One would be led TO theIt conclusion,
however that Smith did tell Mr.. Rolapp
such story OF his early life as we pub
lished5 from the fact that he accuses
him Of being its author. But LIE such a
story was told to the, attorney it
was evidently, told to others olbe-
sides, for = We got s it, as Smiths
own recital and published !, it,
merely as an interesting item and with
out an idea that It would injure Smith
or anyone else in the least degree. The
cause of Smiths rancor, however, is
made very plain by information now in
our possession!
About the frst of the present month,
Mr.. Smith conceived the idea Of OBJ
tanning pardon from the Governor,
and wrote letter to Mr.. Rolapp asking
him to look into the matter and see
what could be done. AS an act of kind
ness, Mr.. Rolspp took the trouble to in
yestigate the prisoners record, with
view to an eadeaEor to obtain q pardon
if it was good enough to warrant such
proceeding. The investigation resulted
in very unsatisfactory report upon
Smiths conduct, and the attorney
wrote to him that nothing could be
done at present, expressing regrets that
the facts were so much against his
former client. and adding that he hoped
the record would be changed so that the
interests of justice might be subserved
by Smiths release, when he would
take an active interest in obtaining
the wished for pardon. Mr.. Rolapp's
reply to Smith must have reached the
Penitentiary at about the same time
our article in THE HERALD did, and in
stead of giving the legal gentleman
credit for kindly efforts in his behalf,
Smith has evidently misjudged and
concluded that Mr.. Rolapp had entered
q plot to keep the desperate in dur
ance. We are sorry for Mr.. Smith, be-
cause he has probably lost an efficient
friend by so rashly rushing into print. |
He has also hurt his own chances of |
obtaining pardon by an ugly eXhiDi- |
ton of temper that has displayed a |
trait in his character which, above all |
others, must be eradicated or kept IN
der strict control before he can expect |
to become q good citizen. We trust, |
however, that the lesson will prove |
valuable.
DISCHARGED.
The hearing in the case of the United |
States VS.. Enoch Farr was held yester-
lay afternoon. Mr.. Hiles was not |
present and Commissioner Rogers per
formed the functions of court and |
Four or five witnesses
we're examined, and it being plainly !
shown that Mr.. Farr could not have
committed the Ofense at the time and
place charged because of his absence
rom the United STATES, the Commits.
,ioner ordered his discharge. Mr..
Farr has recently returned from a mis-
ZION to the Sandwich Islands.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
THE district schools will open IN
Monday next.
The Methodist day school begins on
September 5th.
THE Fifth Ward will hold sociable
n Lester Park to-day.
THE Sacred Heart cademy opens its
school year on the 9Th of September.
AsPHALTUM sidewalks are becoming
quite the thing, and are being extended
al over the city.
THE Baptist Church is being reno
rated and repaired, and will, when
completed, present neat appearance.
We knew nothing of the attempt TO
obtain pardon for John Smith when
he article of August 10th was pub
ished.
THE Optic comes out semi-Weekly
low. Saturdays edition will contain
light pages. 1t is booming itself into
popular favor.
The Salvationists still infest Ogden
md create a considerable noise. Last
hight they held what they term a gen.
line blowout" i
Me. J. F. GRANT, of Salt Lake, has
,een spending few days in Ogden in
he interest of the Coop. Wagon and |
Machine Company's business.
THE en- erprising citizens of Ogden are
anxious for that beautiful drive, The
Tiff Boulevard" to become an &C
fact. This drive will add
anne 10 our city.
EvEsY religion has reforming ten
lencies, and that which raises man to |
he greatest heights of sublimIty and |
brings out the most noble traits of
character, is best adapted to the indivi-
iual.
THE Chamber of Commerce COM
nittee met last evening and discussed